Santa Monica, CA. (Top 40 Charts/ Recording Academy) - U2, Kid Rock,
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, and
Rihanna are the latest performers announced for the 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards. They join previously announced performers Kenny Chesney, Coldplay, Jennifer Hudson, Jonas Brothers, Lil Wayne,
Paul McCartney (with special guest drummer Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters), Katy Perry, Radiohead, T.I. and Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood, and Jay-Z, Lil Wayne, T.I. and
Kanye West in a special performance of their hit single "Swagga Like Us." Actor
Simon Baker (CBS' "The Mentalist"), actor/musician Jack Black, current three-time GRAMMY nominee Duffy, current nominee Josh Groban, three-time GRAMMY-winning jazz musician and current nominee Charlie Haden, actor Samuel L. Jackson and Academy Award�-winning actress and current GRAMMY nominee
Gwyneth Paltrow will appear as presenters. The music industry's premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 8, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in HDTV and 5.1 Surround Sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 - 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio via Westwood One worldwide, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, on Twitter at "theGRAMMYs," on Facebook at "The Recording Academy," on YouTube at "51stGRAMMYs," and on Last.fm at "the51stgrammys." Additional performers, presenters and special segments will be announced soon.
Two-time GRAMMY winner Robert Plant and 21-time GRAMMY winner Alison Krauss have five nominations: Album Of The Year and Best Contemporary Folk/Americana Album for Raising Sand, Record Of The Year ("Please Read The Letter"), Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("Rich Woman"), and Best Country Collaboration With Vocals ("Killing The Blues").
Duffy and GRAMMY winner Rihanna each have three nods: Duffy is up for Best New Artist, Best Female Pop Vocal Performance ("Mercy"), and Best Pop Vocal Album (Rockferry); Rihanna is nominated for Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals ("If I Never See Your Face Again" with Maroon 5), Best Dance Recording ("Disturbia"), and Best Long Form Music Video (Good Girl Gone Bad Live).
Kid Rock is up for two awards: Best Male Pop Vocal Performance ("All Summer Long") and Best Rock Album (Rock N Roll Jesus).
Josh Groban, Charlie Haden and Gwyneth Paltrow each have nominations: Groban has a nod for Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album (Noel); Haden is nominated for Best Country Instrumental Performance ("Is This America? (Katrina 2005)" with Pat Metheny, Jerry Douglas & Bruce Hornsby); and Paltrow is nominated for Best Spoken Word Album For Children (Brown Bear And Friends).
As previously announced, this year's "My GRAMMY Moment" segment on the telecast gives music fans an opportunity to virtually share music's biggest stage with current GRAMMY nominee Katy Perry. Produced in partnership with CBS.com, music fans can upload a 30- to 60-second video of themselves singing along to a portion of Perry's "I Kissed A Girl" to www.cbs.com/grammys through Feb. 6. Videos will be voted on by fans and the public at-large, and the most popular videos will be shown as part of Perry's performance on Music's Biggest Night.
The 51st Annual GRAMMY Awards are produced by John Cossette Productions in association with AEG Ehrlich Ventures for The Recording Academy. Ken Ehrlich and John Cossette are executive producers, Walter C. Miller is producer/director, Tisha Fein is the coordinating producer, and David Wild and Ken Ehrlich are the writers. Musical directors for the telecast and pre-telecast are Rickey Minor and Larry Batiste, respectively.
